Water Harvest in Hawf Protected Area (YEM/SGP/OP4/Y2/Core/2008/7)

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Project Details & Results

Hawf Protected Area (HPA) is located in Hawf district Al-Mahara Governorate in the extreme east of Yemen close to border with the Sultanate of Oman. It was declared as PA in 2005. The area is heavily vegetated due to monsoon during July –September season. Water shortage prevails during the rest of the year. Communities are forced to bring water by cars or on the back of donkeys from distance away that can reach 4 Km.
Local Communities in the targeted villages identify water harvest from their houses roofs is the principle solution to their water shortage problem. The water is mainly used for domestic use where as animals drink at the water point in the distant Wadi away. The project aimed at building 23 cisterns with total water capacity of 837 m3.
The project aimed at capacity building for four local masons to visit other areas in Yemen to learn from experience and to copy lesson learnt.

Notable Community Participation
Water is a top priority issue in the project area. It existes in one location faraway from community dewllings. Community is participating in project activities with total value of 37%.

Capacity - Building Component
Four people will be visiting leading reagion in rain water harvesting and cisterns' building for one week. During this visit the trainee will be able to explore different techniques in building water harvest cisterns.

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods
Having clean renewable water source at each homestead is considered to be belssing of livelihood.Community will be able to harvest water during trhe rainy season (July-September) store water for use all year round. This will improve water quality available for domestic uses and safe efforts and money at the household.

Gender Focus
Increase water resoiurces at household will improve mothers/child sanitation and improve livelihood.

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment
Public awareness of the importance of water use and environment are key issues dealt with in the awareness workshops carried oiut by the project.

Policy Impact
Project is in support of national policy to retain rain water dor all year round. Yemen in genral is very poosr in water resources and water harvesting is one of the options widley considered to solve water shortage at rural areas.

Project Results
All 65 families in four villages in Hawf Protected Area are harvesting rain water and cover their annual need by average of40%. If the water cistern manged t be used during the rainy season therefore the quantity of water harvested can reach 100% (2.5 times).

Overview, Hawf Coastal villages	Community discussion	Community discussion in Hawf PA	Livestock drinking point
Waterc access point for Animals	Traditional Method for rain water harvest	Participatory project proposal Development